Anderson Team Pulls Boeing 737

Members of the "A-Team" representing Anderson, pulled Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 while competing against teams from Greenville, Spartanburg and Greer to see which team could pull the plane 50 feet in the fastest time at Greenville-Spartanburg Airport Saturday afternoon. The competition was part of a celebration welcoming Southwest Airlines to the regional airport.

Mike Kunz, right, and members of the A-Team, representing Anderson, pull a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 while competing against teams from Greenville, Spartanburg and Greer.

"A-Team" captain Randy Price talks with the rest of the members of the team before pulling a Boeing 737.

David Kunz, 10, held his ears as a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 taxied on the runway.

Members of the A-Team, representing Anderson, pull a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 while competing against teams from Greenville, Spartanburg and Greer to see which team could pull the plane 50 feet in the fastest time at Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. The competition was part of a celebration welcoming Southwest Airlines to the airport.

The pilots of a Southwest Airlines charter flight walk out of the plane after arriving at Greenville-Spartanburg airport.

Rick Bridwell stretches before the "A-Team" pulled a Boeing 737.

A Southwest Airlines plane is greeted with a water canon arch after arriving at Greenville-Spartanburg airport.

Captain Randy Price of the A-Team from Anderson holds up a second-place trophy for pulling a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 for 50 feet in the second-best time in a competition against teams from Greenville, Spartanburg and Greer.

Southwest Airlines pilot and Anderson native Timothy King smiles after the "A-Team" pulled a Boeing 737 in a competition against teams from Greenville, Spartanburg and Greer.

The "A-Team", representing Anderson, run through a paper banner before pulling a Boeing 737.